ARM 10, 120 (P350084)

Letter tablet excavated in Mari (mod. Tell Hariri), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {munus}szi-ib-tu
 ts: ana šibtu
 en: To Sibtu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma be-el-ki-ma
 ts: umma bēlkima
 en: Thus your lord:
4. asz-szum sza ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ri-im
 ts: aššum ša kiam tašpurīm
 en: As to what you in the following way wrote me,
5. um-ma at-ti-ma
 ts: umma attima
 en: thus you:
6. i-na ba-ru-u2-tim
 ts: ina bārûtim
 en: In the divination
7. sza _{gesz}tukul-mesz_
 ts: ša kakkī
 en: of weapons
8. a-na-ku et-me2-ku sza ta-asz-pu-ri-im
 ts: anāku etmêku ša tašpurīm
 en: I am occupied.” In that which you wrote me,
9. i-na ba-ru-u2-tim-ma sza _{gesz}tukul-mesz_
 ts: ina bārûtimma ša kakkī
 en: in the very divination of weapons,
10. et-me2-e-ti
 ts: etmêti
 en: you are occupied?
11. am-mi-nim i-na ba-ru-ut
 ts: ammīnim ina bārût
 en: Why in the divination
12. s,a-ba-at _iri#{ki}_ la et-me2-e-ti#
 ts: ṣabāt ālim lā etmêti
 en: of the siezing of the city are you not occupied?
reverse
1. u3 ki-a-am u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ri-im#
 ts: ū kiam ul tašpurīm
 en: Further, in the following way you did not write me,
2. um-ma at-ti-ma
 ts: umma attima
 en: thus you:
3. _iri{ki}_ szu-u2 is,-s,a-ab-ba-at
 ts: ālum šu iṣṣabbat
 en: “That city will be siezed,”
4. u2-lu-ma u2-ul is,-s,a-ab-ba-at
 ts: ūlūma ul iṣṣabbat
 en: or rather, “will not be siezed.”
5. asz-szum ar-hi-isz# ka-sza-di-ia
 ts: aššum arḫiš kašādiya
 en: As to my quick arrival,
6. sza ta-asz-pu-ri#-im
 ts: ša tašpurīm
 en: about which you wrote me,
7. ar-hi-isz a-na _siskur2-re_ isz8-tar2
 ts: arḫiš ana nīqi ištar
 en: quickly for the sacrifice of Ištar
8. a-ka-asz-sza-dam
 ts: akaššadam
 en: I will arrive.

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P350084

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number NMSDeZ — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 8670

References

  • primary: ARM 10, 120

    [Dossin1967ARM10] Dossin, Georges. 1967. La Correspondance Féminine. Archives Royales de Mari 10. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 327 no. 1147

    [Durand2000LAPO18] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2000. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome III. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 18. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-06-15 at 12:48:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-15 at 12:06:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-15 at 12:04:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-09-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Chen, Michel; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Vandyke, Elizabeth G. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 10, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P350084.
ARM 10, 120 artifact entry (No. P350084). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P350084 (Original work published 2007)
ARM 10, 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P350084 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 10, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P350084},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P350084},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 10, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P350084.
ARM 10, 120 artifact entry (No. P350084). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P350084 (Original work published 2007)
ARM 10, 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P350084 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 10, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P350084},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P350084},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P350084
LB  - CDLI:P350084
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - ARM 10, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P350084
ER  -
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